Daily Archives: 21. June 2016

The federal government of Nigeria has on Tuesday wielded the dismissal rod on all resident doctors under the auspices of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who are currently on strike action.

In a statement signed by the Director of Press, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Boade Akinola, the government directed heads of all federal health institutions to fill all the vacancies created by the strike embarked upon by NARD members.

The statement read: “The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has directed the Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Director (MDs) of Federal Government Tertiary Health Institutions to fill the vacancies created by Resident Doctors who have abandoned their training programme by refusing to report for work.

“The directive was contained in a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Amina Shamaki and sent to the CMDs and MDs of the Federal Tertiary Health Institutions.”

Resident doctors in government hospitals had declared an indefinite strike on Monday to protest against government’s inability to address their demands bordering on their entitlements.

The circular reads:

“It has come to the notice of the management of the ministry that some resident doctors in your establishment have voluntarily withdrawn from the residency training program by refusing to report for training without authorisation. public service rule, PSR 030402 (e) is relevant.

“This is in spite of the ongoing negotiations on their demands put forward by the representatives of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association.

“In view of this development, you are hereby directed to replace all the doctors that have withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap in training with attendant disruption of health care delivery in your facility.

“Meanwhile, the ministry is working with the panel on the review of the residency training programme in Nigeria, led by Professor Wole Atoyebi, the registrar of the National Postgraduate Medical College, to fast-track the development of a comprehensive blueprint for postgraduate training of doctors in the country.

Russia will be playing the 2018 World Cup on home soil, and Russia have offered Pellegrini a 2-year contract which would terminate after the tournament.

The Russian football team are currently without a manager after manager Leonid Slutski handed in his resignation following a dismal performance at the 2016 UEFA European Championships, with Russia picking up only one point in 3 group games.

Terry G has been unbanned by the DJs Association of Nigeria, DJAN. The Akpako master had his songs banned from being played by all DJs in Nigeria after he insulted and slapped DJ Phriz – a DJ Jimmy Jatt protege – during a comic event at the Shell Hall of Muson centre in Lagos state.

The association demanded he write a public apology to DJ Jimmy Jatt which he concurred to.

Terry G unbanned by the DJs Association of Nigeria

In a statement issued by DJAN, it expressed gratitude to all members of the association as well as Terry’s ‘reasonableness’ in doing the right thing.

The statement read:

The National Executives of the DJs Association of Nigeria, DJAN, humbly appreciates the support and cooperation of Nigeria DJs for full participation on the said subject.

We are most grateful for acknowledging the fact that ‘an injury to one is injury to all’, One Beat… One Voice.

Terry G has shown a very reasonable level of remorse and had apologized to all parties concerned including apologizing to the leadership of the Association at all levels.

After due consultations and deliberations, the Deejays Association of Nigeria hereby lifts the ‘EMBARGO’ on all songs of Terry G (including songs he featured in). Thank you.

The Carters have blessed us with new photos! They are currently on vacation in Hawaii and Beyoncé took to her Website to share some lovely photos.

Beyoncé is represents the lemonade brand as she spots a lemonade necklace and a lemonade flower crown. Bey seems to be all about the flower power this vacation!

Perhaps most notably, Bey also dons a stunning rainbow one-piece swimsuit with cutouts on the sides, and looks absolutely flawless while sharing a romantic kiss with her husband by the shore.

The Carters look all mushy and happy.What a way to shut down divorce rumors. They were also spotted in high spirits during Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland, cuddling and showing off beaming grins.

Not to worry #Beyhive, Beyoncé is to continue her Formation tour in Sunderland, England on June 28.

Have a look at some photos she shared below;

#BaewatchDance with my fatherBey & JayZ at Game 6Lean in for a KissPeep her Necklace and CrownBuilding Sandcastles perhaps ?

2Face Idibia discloses a cease fire between his wife Annie Idibia and baby mama, Pero Adeniyi via a shared SnapChat video where the African Queen crooner defined the relationship of the women in his life as ‘bestfriends’.

The father-of-seven can be heard in the background of the video talking about people’s inability to mind their business.

2face idibia shares cease-fire Snapchat video

Earlier in June, Annie Idibia shared a post about child abuse on Instagram where she praised another of her husband’s baby mamas, Sunmbo.

This caused a ruckus between Pero Adeniyi’s sister, Funmi Bazuaye, who felt her sister Pero was being ridiculed by Annie and decided to insult Mrs Idibia with claims she was hating on 2face’s three kids with Pero.

“I am all about child abuse for the last few weeks… And I realize that they are so many forms of it! Even as parent we do this without even knowing!!!

Let’s love our children more than the situations!!! Shout out to all the separated parent /EX who don’t stress the other parent over seeing their own kid!!! God bless you.. Your reward is bigger and it is in heaven…

Real Madrid are set to activate a buy-back clause for Alvaro Morata from Juventus. This revelation, was confirmed by Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta.

The Spanish attacker scored seven goals last season, as Juventus won their fifth consecutive scudetto. The Spaniard’s second, in his two years at the club.

Unfortunately, the young striker’s two years with Juventus is set to come to an end. With Marotta confirming to reporters, that Real Madrid are prepared to exercise the buy-back clause in his contract.

“Real Madrid have informed us of their intention to exercise the right to buy back [Morata], we are just waiting for a written offer,” Marotta is quoted as saying.

“Only then will we see how to proceed, but at the moment the possibility of Morata staying are slim.

“He will leave Turin and return to Spain.”

Rumours in the press have been circulating for months that Madrid will re-sign Morata and sell him on again for a profit during the close-season.

Premier League duo Arsenal and Chelsea are among those reportedly interested in signing the striker.

Boity Thulo, reveals she is both a traditional healer and a committed christian after graduating from a traditional healing school following a five-month training at the village of Berseba, South Africa, over the weekend.

Born Boitumelo Thulo, the 26-year-old South African actress and TV presenter is best known for her role as Mpho Bogatsu on Mzansi Magic’s Rockville and presenting e.tv’s music show, Club 808.

Boity who was sent to the village by her gobela (mentor) to receive the traditional training said, “I do go to church and pray to God. My traditional healing is personal to me and it’s between me and my family. I consider myself to be a queen, hence kgosigadi and Dabulamanzi is my traditional name as a healer. I was ready.”

The 26-year-old who co-hosted the SABC1 educational series The Media Career Guide Show, in 2011 also revealed she was aware her new way of life would be met with mixed feelings.

“I knew there would be three reactions, they would be very happy for me or be confused and disappointed. But that doesn’t faze me because I’m speaking out expecting nothing. It’s for my sanity and to stop speculation and being asked about this over and over again.”

She said while she received congratulatory messages, some were not flattering.

As with every personal choice one makes, Boity Thulo said she received warm messages of encouragement and support from people who understood that ukuthwasa was part of African culture while adding that she also received unflattering messages from those who couldn’t understand how she could be a christian and a traditional healer at the same time.

“Some have said that I don’t believe in God and others are confused because they don’t understand this process.”

Her job as a Club 808 host on e.tv and red carpet host made her a public face which caused her training to be highly publicized. She had previously shied away from talking about it to the media, only opening up recently.

“I knew why I was doing it. I’m not my work. My work comes after my calling. The important thing was my calling. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I wanted to finish first and be comfortable.“

Thulo is still a Christian and worships with the Anglican Church in SA.

On her plans after graduation, Boity Thulo is still unsure what her next step is as a traditional healer, “We will see with time. This is still new, it’s the beginning.

Thulo who is a member of the Anglican Church said she is a committed Christian, a traditionally grounded person and a spiritualist, “It’s been a long journey. I’ve been spiritual for as long as I can remember.”

“The most important thing is to follow your journey relentlessly, whatever path, with confidence and passion,” she added in conclusion, “As long as you’re kind to yourself and the next person.”

Amber Rose has risen to the defense of Taylor Swift following the singer’s recent relationship with actor Tom Hiddleston which has caused an uproar.

The Amber Rose Show host disclosed her support for Taylor in an interview as she talked about her perspective regarding Taylor’s photographs with Tom which emerged online and how swiftly the 26-year-old moved on from Calvin Harris to the Thor actor in just two weeks.

Amber Rose is the host of her own talk show The Amber Rose Show

“I did see that and I think she’s fucking awesome.” Amber Rose disclosed, “I mean, I don’t know if it’s staged—but that’s how it is! I was on a private beach in Maui—you literally had to drive three hours from the airport to get to this beach—and paparazzi still caught me. I saw it on TMZ the next day and I couldn’t even believe it. I thought that was a safe place, and it was not. I can’t go anywhere in the world. It’s ridiculous.”

The How To Be A Bad Bitch author whose talk show will be premiering on July, 8 on VH1 trashed the nonsensical double standard everyone is using to judge Swift who moved swiftly from Calvin Harris to Tom.

If Swift was a famous male actor or musician no one would bother about his rebounds or exes. True.

Taylor Swift moved on swiftly from Calvin Harris to Tom Hiddleston in two weeks

“I love Taylor, for sure. Absolutely. And I feel like guys do that all the time—they break up and the next day they’re with another girl and nobody really says anything. But with Taylor it’s, you know what, I’m done with Calvin [Harris] and it didn’t work out, so on to the next.”

Amber Rose concluded, “It is because it’s unheard of, and she’s acting very ‘slutty’ and for some reason needs time to ‘let her pussy rest’. That’s how people look at it, and it’s just like, hell no! If I’m done, why do I have to sit in the house and be lonely?”

If Taylor Swift has Amber Rose in her corner, she definitely has a real one in her squad.

Amber Rose has risen to the defense of Taylor Swift following the singer’s recent relationship with actor Tom Hiddleston which has caused an uproar.

The Amber Rose Show host disclosed her support for Taylor in an interview as she talked about her perspective regarding Taylor’s photographs with Tom which emerged online and how swiftly the 26-year-old moved on from Calvin Harris to the Thor actor in just two weeks.

Amber Rose is the host of her own talk show The Amber Rose Show

“I did see that and I think she’s fucking awesome.” Amber Rose disclosed, “I mean, I don’t know if it’s staged—but that’s how it is! I was on a private beach in Maui—you literally had to drive three hours from the airport to get to this beach—and paparazzi still caught me. I saw it on TMZ the next day and I couldn’t even believe it. I thought that was a safe place, and it was not. I can’t go anywhere in the world. It’s ridiculous.”

The How To Be A Bad Bitch author whose talk show will be premiering on July, 8 on VH1 trashed the nonsensical double standard everyone is using to judge Swift who moved swiftly from Calvin Harris to Tom.

If Swift was a famous male actor or musician no one would bother about his rebounds or exes. True.

Taylor Swift moved on swiftly from Calvin Harris to Tom Hiddleston in two weeks

“I love Taylor, for sure. Absolutely. And I feel like guys do that all the time—they break up and the next day they’re with another girl and nobody really says anything. But with Taylor it’s, you know what, I’m done with Calvin [Harris] and it didn’t work out, so on to the next.”

Amber Rose concluded, “It is because it’s unheard of, and she’s acting very ‘slutty’ and for some reason needs time to ‘let her pussy rest’. That’s how people look at it, and it’s just like, hell no! If I’m done, why do I have to sit in the house and be lonely?”

If Taylor Swift has Amber Rose in her corner, she definitely has a real one in her squad.

Watch the official video for Bossy feat. Jayso by Sarkodie below

As part of Africa’s fast rising, upcoming & extremely talented music producers & rappers, Simeonaire, who is a Namibian based, has recently released his first EP titled “Good Vibes” where he took it to another level on a hot KWAITO track “faded”.

The Star Trek actor who played the role of Pavel Chekov died on Sunday morning , (June, 19) after being pinned between his Grand Cherokee Jeep and a mailbox pillar.

The 27-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lindsay Lohan is blaming Hollywood for Anton Yelchin’s death

Lohan wrote an obscure message on Instagram blaming Hollywood for the young actor’s death.

This is the result of #hollywood a beautiful life has come to an end.. A brilliant actor and a loving friend. Surround your life with good people and know who your #true #friends are my prayers and love goes out to Anton’s family #anton соболезнование семье и близким this breaks my heart.

errington_bound – you actually believe that? Yes a vehicle did cause his death but it’s a set up. He’s a blood sacrifice for satanic Hollywood. Lindsay knows what she is talking about.

toolsfornails – Sad that she has to used this terrible fact to be in the headlines again, seems she doesn’t know what respect is.

The Parent’s Trap actress’ subtle hint at mystery surrounding Yoachin’s death has caused some to worry if Lohan has a point or is just another star fueling an age old debate of blood sacrifice in Hollywood.

As early as 7am, the entire city of Ibadan was agog as hundreds of fame hopefuls headed for Tafo Arena, venue of the #MTNProjectFame9 auditions to try their luck on what is arguably the biggest talent hunt show in West Africa.

For some, it was a whole new experience while for a few others they were maestros in the game. One thing, however, common to all was the excitement on their faces as they jumped, danced, sang and clapped in anticipation for their auditions.

One of the many hopefuls, 28 years old Henry Olubanji who has been auditioning since 2009 expressed strong determination that this year, his Fame is finally Here.

The judges made up of Project Fame Alumnus, Adetoun, Ronke Giwa of Splash FM and media personality, Don-T, also could not hide their excitement at the display of talent which they unanimously described as amazing.

At the end of the two-day exercise 17 aspiring music stars were selected for the live audition billed to hold in Lagos on the 1st and 2nd of July.

Check out the audition photos below:

The fun train continues on the 25th of June in the cities of Port Harcourt and Abuja with several interested participants expected to be in attendance.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and his Vice, Ike Ekweremadu, on alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules to Monday, June 27, 2016.

This is just as the Court granted an order to paste the charges against Saraki and Ekweremadu on the National Assembly notice board.

Apart from Saraki and Ekweremadu, the outgoing clerk of the National Assembly, Salishu Maikasuwa, and the Deputy Acting Clerk of the National Assembly, Ben Efeturi, are also facing charges of alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery of the senate standing rule‎s, 2015, brought against them by the federal government.

Count one of the charge reads: “That you Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa, Benedict Efeturi, Dr. Olubukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu on or about the 9th of June, 2015, at the National Assembly Complex, Three Arm Zone, Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves, to forge the Senate Standing Order, 2011 (as amended) and you thereby committed the offence of Conspiracy, punishable under Section 97 (1) of the Penal Code Law.”

Count two reads: “That you Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa, Benedict Efeturi, Dr. Olubukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu on or about the 9th of June, 2015, at the National Assembly Complex, Three Arm Zone, Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with fraudulent intent forged the Senate Standing Order 2011 (as amended) causing it to be believed as the genuine Standing Order, 2015 and circulated same for use during the inauguration of the 8th Senate of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, when you knew that the said Order was not made in compliance the procedure for amendment of the Senate Order, you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Law.”‎

The judge fixed the date after ordering substituted service of the charges on the defendants.

Talk about a crowd with a soul; excitement-thirsty one, Uniben students exemplified this, last Thursday when the MTN Pulse Campus Invasion rolled into the institution.

The students defied the rain to enjoy the goodies of the trendy and lifestyle package that came from MTN Pulse in form of music, dancing and gift items. Surulere crooner, Dr Sid and Naija Ninja, Sound Sultan sent the students into delirium right from their presence in the campus and during their electric performances.

And as with other campuses, gift items like airtime, mobile phone and other souvenirs came aplenty and were capped with a one million naira scholarship for three lucky students. Okolo Isaac emerged the 200,000 naira scholarship winner; Oyakhilome Laurel claimed the 300,000 while Nwaolisa Benjamin won 500,000 after all migrating to MTN Pulse.

The Pulse Campus Invasion continues around Nigerian Universities and will be live again this Friday at the Lagos State University, Ojo

To enter the Pulse zone, dial *406#Join the movement with the hashtag #ItsWhoWeAre

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is pleased with the way Wales has performed so far at the competition. But has warned against getting complacent, after qualifying for the last 16.

The midfielder opened the scoring for Wales, with Neil Taylor and Gareth Bale scoring in the 3-0 win over Russia. A crucial win, that sees them finish top of the group ahead of England.

Ramsey was particularly pleased with the way the players responded from the disappointment of their last-gasp 2-1 defeat to England, who had to settle for second place in the group after a toothless goalless draw with Slovakia.

“We wanted to come to this competition and really make a statement, put Welsh football on the map and show what we are capable of doing. I think we’ve done that,” he told ITV.

“Maybe against England we let the occasion get to us a bit, in terms of when we had the ball. That was something we really wanted to improve on [against Russia].

“We’ve shown what a good defensive team we are, but now we have shown what a good team we are in possession. We created loads of opportunities and we can really be proud of what we have achieved so far.”

The militant groups in the Niger Delta, including the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), have reportedly agreed with the Nigerian government to a 30-day truce to give President Muhammadu Buhari time to come up with a comprehensive plan for the oil-rich region.

THISDAY gathered that the “30 days of quiet” agreement was reached last week, when a federal government team led by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, representatives of the militant groups, community leaders and the state governments converged for a meeting.

The meeting was in a bid to reach out to representatives of the militant groups to get them to stop its attacks on oil and gas facilities.

A source who spoke on the 30-day period of truce, claimed that Kachikwu reached out to the militants through back channels and pleaded for some time for the Buhari administration to come up with a comprehensive Niger Delta plan that would address most of their demands.

“You would have noticed that there have been no bombings of oil assets in recent days. This is the fall out of the 30 days of quiet reached with the minister and his team.

“This will give the president time to come up with a comprehensive plan for the Niger Delta,” the source said.

The source, who craved for anonymity, also disclosed that some of the demands made by the militants were for greater control of the hydrocarbon resources in their communities, improved funding for the Amnesty Programme, clean-up of oil producing communities in the Niger Delta that had been devastated by oil exploration activities, and funding for the Maritime University, among others.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has replied a claim by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, that the commission lacks the right to investigate him because of immunity currently covering him as a sitting governor.

Fayose had on Monday described the embargo placed on his Zenith Bank account as illegal while stating that he’s entitled to immunity as a result of his position.

Reacting, however, the commission said that the immunity being enjoyed by any governor did not prevent the agency from investigating suspicious movements of money into his accounts.

EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren who spoke to Vanguard Newspaper, defended the position of the anti-graft agency saying that it has the right to investigate any governor whose account is being used to move funds.

“Immunity does not prevent EFCC from investigating suspicious accounts of those enjoying immunity and Fayose cannot be an exception,” the commission said.

Meanwhile, Sahara Reporters hinted that the suspension of Fayose’s account may not be unconnected to monies he collected from the office of the National Security Advisor (NSA), that are believed to have been stolen funds.

The former NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki together with other top brass of the security agencies, are currently standing trial over the diversion of funds that were meant to be channeled into the fight against Boko Haram insurgents.

As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lifted the peg on the naira, the local currency depreciated more by 31 per cent to N288.85 against the United States dollar at the Nigeria Interbank Foreign Exchange (NIFEX) market on Monday.

The local currency also weakened at the parallel market where it closed at N346 to the greenback, down from around N330 and N335 on Friday.

However, the CBN said it cleared a total foreign exchange demand backlog of $4bn with a dollar exchanging for N280 at the foreign exchange market at its first outing.

On Monday night, the spokesperson for the Apex Bank, Isaac Okorafor, said that it was happy that its objectives to clear the FX demand backlog, perform its role, strictly as a market intervention participant and re-launch a functioning and efficient inter-bank market, were being met.

The statement read: “Nigeria’s new foreign exchange market made a robust take-off on Monday, June 20, 2016, clearing all the backlog of $4bn pent-up demand for foreign exchange, with the naira exchanging at 280 to the United States dollar.

“The objectives of the CBN to clear the forex demand backlog, perform its role as strictly a market intervention participant, and re-launch a functioning and efficient interbank market were met.

“The CBN, in line with its desire to promote a transparent, liquid and efficient market, and in order to engender market confidence and ensure credible price formation, intervened in the market through a special secondary market intervention sales addressing the issue of the FX demand backlog by clearing $4.02bn through spot and forward sales.

“This served in no small way to stimulate price discovery, with the determination of a marginal rate of $/280.00 through the special SMIS process. So, we can state to you categorically that the FX demand backlog has now been cleared and behind us for good.”

The Chelsea man had a cameo appearance in Spain’s first match at the competition. And was an unused substitute in the 3-0 thrashing of Turkey.

The Spain international stated he had other expectations after he was called for international duty. But has gone on to apologise for his ranting. With Del Bosque confirming he would not be punished for the outburst.